Declan Rice: Four Games Left, We Want to Keep Winning

Declan Rice insists Arsenal is primed to stay at the top of the Premier League until the very end of the title race, following their crucial 1-0 victory over Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium. Rice added that the mood in the Arsenal camp is overwhelmingly positive. “It’s been like this all season, and that’s how we want it to be towards the end – to stay at the top, to stay positive,” the defensive midfielder stated, continuing: “We have four games left, and that’s what we want to do – keep winning, and we’ll be ready. The three points against Newcastle were massive. After the week we had against Manchester City, we knew we had to win all five of our remaining matches. We are genuinely, genuinely happy with the win.”

Before their home fixture against Fulham, Arsenal will travel to Spain for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final clash against Atlético Madrid on Wednesday. The Londoners, who last featured in a Champions League final in 2006, have never won the tournament. “We’ve played in tough matches over the last three or four years at the highest level, so we know what to expect and what’s ahead. We are Champions League semi-finalists – let’s embrace it, enjoy it, and keep pushing forward,” Declan Rice commented. “We need to focus on what we can control in the next game. Now our focus is on Atlético. We need to keep moving forward and be ready for what’s to come,” he added.